主讲人：
Dr. Kai-Uwe Schanz
Managing Director and Co-Founder of Purpose for Insurance Ltd
主持人：锁凌燕（北京大学经济学院教授）
时间：2026年3月25日（周三）10:10-11:50
地点：北京大学第二教学楼308教室
语言：英文
主讲人简介：
Dr. Kai-Uwe Schanz is an insurance and reinsurance industry leader with over three decades of experience spanning economics, research, strategy, stakeholder communication and governance. He is currently Managing Director and Co-Founder of Purpose for Insurance Ltd, a Swiss advisory firm serving re/insurers, trade associations and regulators on thought leadership, strategy and stakeholder engagement, anchored in insurance's social purpose.
Until end-2024, he served as Deputy Managing Director and Head of Research & Foresight at the Geneva Association, the global CEO-level insurance think tank. Concurrently, he was Executive Director of the Global Reinsurance Forum, representing the world’s leading reinsurers. He remains engaged as Senior Advisor and Research Director for Financial Inclusion and Director of the Chief Investment Officer Forum at the Geneva Association. He also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Board Member and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee at Riyadh Reinsurance Company (a subsidiary of Tawuniya, the leading insurer in the Middle East).
Earlier roles include Chair of a reinsurance advisory firm, Non-Executive Board Member at Trust International Insurance and Reinsurance Company (Bahrain), Senior Economist and first Chief Economist for Asia-Pacific at Swiss Re, Managing Director of Global Communications Content at Swiss Re and Head of Corporate Development and Communications/Investor Relations at Converium (now part of SCOR). He holds a master’s in economics (University of Konstanz/Germany) and a Ph.D. in economics (University of St. Gallen/Switzerland).
摘要：
This lecture examines the evolving relevance of insurance in a world of mounting volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Drawing on research by the Geneva Association, it traces how fundamental shifts in the risk landscape - from climate change and cyber threats to the erosion of multilateralism - are straining insurability and widening protection gaps. It explores how rising societal expectations are redefining the industry's purpose beyond risk transfer toward broader resilience, before turning to financial inclusion as one of the sharpest expressions of that challenge - drawing on original survey-based evidence from both advanced and emerging economies. The lecture closes with concrete responses: how technology, innovative products, public-private partnerships and targeted policy can unlock insurance's full societal potential.
主办单位：
北京大学中国保险与社会保障研究中心
北京大学经济学院风险管理与保险学系
